Byzantium Unbound by Anthony Kaldellis


Byzantium Unbound
Title : Byzantium Unbound
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ISBN : 1641891998
ISBN-10 : 9781641891998
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 128
Publication : First published September 30, 2019

For a civilization that preserved its existence and integrity against overwhelming odds and contributed in captivating ways to the diversity of human culture, Byzantium is strangely one of the most maligned and misunderstood civilizations of the past. The way in which history has been carved up into periods has worked to its disadvantage, and Byzantium has been artificially cut off from its Roman roots. This book proposes a long view of Byzantium, one that begins in the early Roman empire and extends all the way to the modern period. It is a provocative thought-experiment which posits Byzantium as the most stable and enduring form of Greco-Roman society, forming a sturdy bridge between antiquity and the early modern period, as well as between East and West, and which sees the ancient Greek, Roman, and Christian traditions as flowing together. It offers a Byzantium unbound by other cultures and fields of study that would artificially cut it down to size.

Byzantium Unbound Reviews

  • Alberto Martín de Hijas



    Kaldellis defiende aquí la vigencia e importancia de la bizantinística, su integración dentro de la historia romana, su contribución fundamental a las clásicas y su delimitación frente a la intrusión de otras especialidades históricas (Como el medievalismo)

    No es realmente un texto de historia pero es una buena introducción al estudio de la historia de los 'romioi' e incluye una amplia bibliografía para ampliar el conocimiento sobre el tema.




    Kaldellis defends here the validity and importance of Byzantinism, its integration within Roman history, its fundamental contribution to the classics and its delimitation against the intrusion of other historical specialties (such as medievalism)

    It is not really a history text but it is a good introduction to the study of the history of the 'romioi' and includes an extensive bibliography to broaden the knowledge on the subject.

  • Jesper

    Don't you love it when a historian just opens a can of whoop-ass

  • Aaron Stevens

    A pithy, punchy, and remarkably concise explanation of what the Byzantine Empire was and was not and what it should be for modern interested parties.